Police believe Burns set the fires at 731 and 717 Martin Luther King Blvd. He was seen walking away from the building and when police began to approach him, be started to walk faster. Officers were able to stop Burns and said they found items on him that could be used to start a fire.

Burns was charged with public drunkenness, arson, causing or risking catastrophe, criminal mischief, criminal trespass and possessing instruments of crime. He is being held for arraignment.

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